Members of this community carried out the 1860 massacres at Dayr al-Qamr and Zahlah. One member of this group, Sultan al-Atrash, occupied Suwayda in 1925 and sparked the so-called "Great Revolt" against the French. Another leader of this community was Kamal Jumblatt, who was assassinated in 1977, li
Members of this community carried out the 1860 massacres at Dayr al-Qamr and Zahlah. One member of this group, Sultan al-Atrash, occupied Suwayda in 1925 and sparked the so-called "Great Revolt" against the French. Another leader of this community was Kamal Jumblatt, who was assassinated in 1977, likely on the orders of Hafiz al-Asad. Members of this community are the only non-(*) Jewish group widely represented in the Israel Defense Forces. This group traces its origins to the Persian Hamza ibn Ali, and to al-Hakim, a Fatimid Caliph who vanished in 1021. Represented by a five-pointed star, this is, for 10 points, what offshoot of Shi‘i Islam prominent in Israel, Syria, and Lebanon?
Members of this community carried out the 1860 massacres at Dayr al-Qamr and Zahlah.
{Druze} [or {Durzi}; or {Duruz}]